Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tella

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: tel-la
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional beer from Ethiopia and Eritrea, brewed from various grains.

Uncountable

name

A female given name.

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ጠላ (ṭälla).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

talla (alternative)

Questions

What does tella mean?: A traditional beer from Ethiopia and Eritrea, brewed from various grains.
Where does tella come from?: Borrowed from Amharic ጠላ (ṭälla).

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